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PARLIAMENT-ELECTION-ANNIVERSARY
1st anniversary of 11th parliamentary election tomorrow
DHAKA, Dec 29, 2019 (BSS) – Tomorrow is the first anniversary of the 11th
parliamentary election and AL-led 14-party alliance as it won a landslide
victory under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to run the
government for the third term in a row.
After the massive election victory Sheikh Hasina, the Awami League
President and elder daughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman, formed the government for the third consecutive term as she
took oath as the prime minister for fourth term with 47-member council of
ministers on January 7, 2019.
The Election Commission (EC) announced the election schedule for the 11th
parliamentary election on November 8 fixing the voting date on December 23.
But on November 12, the EC deferred the polls schedule by a week fixing new
election date on December 30.
A total of 39 registered political parties, including the 14-party alliance
led by Awami League and Jatiya Oikyafront led by BNP, took part in the
election. A total of 1,848 aspirants, including 128 independents, contested
in the polls.
Besides, election to the Gaibandha-3 constituency was held on January 27 in
2019 instead of December 30 as Oikyafront nominated candidate for the
constituency Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury died on December 19, 2018.
The total number of voters was 104,190,480-525,473,29 male and 516,431,51
female.
Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) was used in six constituencies in the 11th
parliamentary elections. The constituencies are- Dhaka-6 and 13, Chattogram-
9, Rangpur-3, Khulna-2 and Satkhira-2.
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